title: Haemoptysis after four years of lobectomy for aspergilloma.
abstract: We present a case of a 26-year-old male who underwent lobectomy for life-threatening haemoptysis due to aspergilloma in an old tuberculosis left upper lobe cavity who presented with recurrence of haemoptysis four years after the surgery. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy revealed Aspergillus colonisation in the ectatic residual bronchus which is an uncommon complication of lobectomy. The patient was successfully managed with antifungal agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India. girish.sindhwani75@gmail.com
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sindhwani
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rawat
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kesarwani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors